BOOcast - Synth of the Month: Korg Opsix 

Well, they did add "altered" before the FM, but agreed. If I'd had this synth, and only this synth at age 15, and the time to explore it's depths, I'm pretty sure I would still be finding new stuff in the opsix today, and, like loch Ness, we may never find it's bottom.

Thank you so much, that's huge praise! X

Yes! Free the Korg Opsix!!

Ah thank you so much!

Is that a Thomas Dolby reference?

It's surprisingly inspiring, isn't it?

@@BOOelectric Korg mucked up with the form but it really suits me & I see it’s perfect for your live setup. It’s like an East & West coast synth and a secret synth weapon

That's very kind of you, thank you!

That's cool. And to plug it into a keyboard with aftertouch will release more opsix goodness.

Fair enough! I'll have to check the Kodamo out.

That's some excellent self-control there Bilko Prince! You're in for a treat.

@@BOOelectric 🤷‍♂️wifes orders hee hee

@@bilkoprince4222 Quite right too ;)

As Nick Batt said: great sounds just seem to fall out of it!

Thank you for believing!!

Thank you!!

I wasn't aware it was... That seems lice a strange decision if the have discontinued it. I hope not, I know quite a few people who want one.

It appears to be discontinued, in the US at least, according to Sweetwater. I've been puzzled by the short run of the synth and was equally puzzled by the software version coming along when it did. I have all my fingers and toes crossed that they will release an updated version with a 61 key, aftertouch keybed. In my mind the 37 keys was the biggest shortcoming of the opsix. It's a marvelous synth!

@@mwmusic29 yeah it’s really strange. That would be interesting if they came up with a 61 note version. But yeah when they came out with the software I ended up buying it because it was really cheap at the time. It was like a special intro deal so I got that too. Enjoying the hell out of that as well.

@@EchoKraft It's great software for sure! Just a strange synth story overall...

@@mwmusic29 Thanks for this info, I guess Korg must have something up their sleeves... It was originally supposed to be in a larger format, wasn't it? apparently Reverb has thousands of opsixes in stock which were dumped there by Korg just before the discontinuation.... Been hearing stories about broken units, dodgy screens etc... curiouser and curiouser...

Thank you! X

The Opsix should be more than capable of mono bass and lead sounds, though I haven't yet put it to these tasks as there's always a choise of monphonic analogue synths around. The fact that it's a bit more than just an FM synth, and that it's multiple engines can transform it into a virtual analogue, or a virtual modular madness machine lead me to believe that if I only had the Opsix, I would probably be ok. One thing I will say is that programming is not always as immediate as I'd like, and some of the digital oscillators might be described as a bit thin, but if you put the time in, it can yield pretty convincing fatness. Here's a link to some bass examples I found: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-in2mV30UQ8I.html And here are some leads: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BPXsbvVPm1U.html Hope that helps!

@@BOOelectric Thank you so much !